Non-refillable bottle.



I. B. SOLOMON. NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE. APPLIUATION FILED NOV. 30, 190B.

Patented Oct. 11, 1910.

"onrran STATES PATENCI. OFFICE.

B. SOLOMON, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO HOWARD C. RAND, OF

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ISAAC B. SOLOMON a citizen of the United States,residing at Roxbury Station, Boston, in the county of Suffolk and Stateof Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements inNon-Refillable Bottles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to non-refillable bottles, and the object of theinvention is to provide a device of this character which is readilyapplicable to the neck of any ordinary bottle, the parts of which are soconstructed and arranged as to provide means which will effectivelyprevent the refilling of the bottle with fraudulent or imitation liquidsafter the original contents of the bottle has been removed.

\Vith the above object in view and other objects which will appear thedescription progresses, the invention resides in the novel constructionand arrangement of parts, hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a central longitudinalsectional view of a bottle neck showing the improvement in appliedposition therein. Fig. 2' is a similar view slmwing the valve in itsopen position to provide an outlet for the contents of the bottle. Fig.3 a side elevation of the improvement. Fig. 4: is a horizontal sectionalview upon the line -.l;t of Fig. 3.

In the accompanying drawing the numeral 1 designates a bottle of theordinary construct-ion having its neck 2 provided with an annular recess3.

The numeral 4. designates the improved valve, which comprisesessentially a valve cap or casing and a sliding valve (3. The casing 5comprises 21 preferably cylindrical tube having its upper portion or topclosed and its side adjacent its top perforated as designated by thenumeral 6. The bottom of the casing 5 is enlarged as clearlyillustrated. in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing and it is provided with acentrally disposed valve seat 7. This valve seat 7 has its wall oropening annularly arranged and slopes or curves inwardly from its topedge to its lower edge. The outer wall of the lower portion of thecasing 5 is provided with an annular recess adapted for the reception ofa split spring member 8. which is adapted to expand and engage therecess 3 of the bottle neck when the device is applied there-Specification of Letters ZPatent.

Application filed November 30, 1908.

Patented Oct. 11, 1910.

Serial No. 465,109.

to. The interior of the casing 5 is provided with an upstanding frame 9.This frame 9 is of a width greater than that of the valve seat 7 and isprovided with a top bar 10 and a central connecting bar 11. Bothof'these bars 10 and 11 are either integrally formed with the verticalmembers of the frame 9 or otherwise securely connected therewith, andare each provided with a centrally arranged perforation adapted for thereception of a *alve stem 12 connected with a cup shaped valve 13. Thevalve seat 7 of the casing 5 may be constructed of suitable flexiblematerial so as to provide a perfect bearing for the cup shaped valve 13.Interposed between the inner face of the cup shaped valve 13 and theconnecting bar 11 is a helical spring 1 1 which serves to normally forcethe valve 13 tightly upon its seat 7.

The lower face of the casing 4 is provided with a suitable arbor 15,which is adapted to act as a support for a downwardly extending bellshaped member 16. This mem ber 16 has its upper reduced portion opened,as clearly illustrated in the drawing and its lower enlarged portionprovided with a floor 17, and this floor is provided with a plurality ofopenings as indicated by the numeral 18. Positioned within the mouth ofthe bell shaped member 18 is a hollow valve contacting pipe 19. upperportion enlarged and the offset provided thereby is adapted to be seatedupon the reduced mouth of the bell shaped member 16, while its body orreduced portion extends downwardly within the member 16 a suitablepredetermined distance. As illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing,it will be noted that the pipe or tube 19 has its lower portionpositioned directly below the central portion of the valve 13, and thatthe bell shaped member 16 is provided with a ball weight 20, which is ofa size greater than the diameter of the openings 18 and the reducedextending portion of the tube or pipe 19. i

Vhile the valve seat 7 has been described as being rigidly connectedwith the casing 5, it is to be understood that these two mem bers arenot integrally formed but that the seat and easing may be connectedtogether pliirough the medium of solder, threads or the In drawing theliquid from the bottle, the bottle 1 is tilted as illustrated in Fig. 2of This pipe 19 has its the drawing, and this action causes the weight20 to contact with the tube 19 which in turn engages the cup shapedvalve 13 and compresses the spring 14, unseating the valve and allowingthe liquid to pass into the casing 5 and from thence outward through theperforations 6 through the neck of the bottle. It is to be understoodthat the liquid contained within the bottle greatly assists the weight20 in unseating the valve 13, and that when the entire contents arewithdrawn the spring 14: is of suflicient strength to overcome theweight 20 and to retain the valve in seat position. By this arrangementit will be noted that I have provided a non-refillable bottle which willeifectively overcome all attempts at refilling the same, as it will beapparent that should liquid be forced through the perforations of thecasing 5 the same will contact the cup shaped valve 13 and firmly seatthe same.

lVhile I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiment of theinvention as it now appears to me, it is to be understood that minordetails of construction within the scope of the following claim, may beresorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of theadvantages of the invention.

Having thus fully described the invention what is claimed as new is:

In' combination with a bottle having its neck interiorly provided with acircular groove; of a cylindrical casing considerably less in diameterthan the diameter of the neck and arranged within the neck and having aclosed top and provided'on its side and at a point below the top with aplurality of outlet openings, the casing being fur- J ther interiorlyprovided with annular flange the inner surface of which is concaved, andstill further provided on its exterior with a circular recess, a splitresilient member having its inner peripheral portions insertible intothe recess of the casing and its outer peripheral portion insertibleinto the groove of the neck, a hollow inverted 'hemispherical-shapedvalve having its upper edge provided with a circular flange bearing onthe upper side of the first-named flange and its outer surface bearingon the concaved inner surface of the said firstnamed flange, a stemrising from the center of the valve, upstanding arms supported upon thelower end of the casing, and members connecting said arms and providedwith alining openings to receive the said stem, a helical springencircling the rod and bearing on the lower connecting member andconcaved surface of the valve, an arbor connected to the casing belowthe valve, a bellshaped hollow member connected to the arbor, saidbell-shaped member having its reduced portion open and its enlargedportion closed and provided with a plurality of perforations, a Weightedball member within the bell member, and a tube provided with an enlargedmouth having one end portion arranged within the bell member and itsopposite end portion widened and bearing on the arbor and engaging theconveXed surface of said valve.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ISAAC B. SOLOMON.

Vitnesses ARTHUR BEREINER, RosE DARESON.

